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United Against Racism – #BlackLivesMatter

Like many people around the world, we are deeply shocked and outraged by the recent racially motivated events in the United States. The murder of George Floyd (as well as Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and too many others), the subsequent state-sanctioned violence...

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Fear, Pride and Heartbreak – by Sarah Gardner

The last 2 months have been a whirlwind. A rollercoaster of emotions, and (another) steep learning curve. In the days that followed my realisation of what the pandemic could mean for ATE, I was deep in fear and anxiety. I was kept awake at night with a series of...

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ATE’s COVID-19 Response Timeline

For so many of us around the world, we have been faced with unprecedented challenges in a turbulent and scary time as we enter the fifth month of the global pandemic, COVID-19. Our work in Upper West Ghana was immediately threatened when the cases of Coronavirus...

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INCREDIBLE! HOW DID HE DO IT?

Started in 2012, ATE is a charity organisation with the goal to reduce, if not to eradicate, poverty in Lawra. A number of programs were strategically put in place in order to tackle this old and well known issue. Among the programs is the one we call BizATE which...

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ATE’s Covid-19 Response: Standing Together

Together we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The Covid-19 crisis is bringing about huge change to all of our lives, to our work here at ATE and the charity sector, whose role as society’s lifeline is now more vital than ever. With coronavirus being a truly...

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Saviour Domoyaga

Each Tuesday and Thursday morning, the ATE team in Ghana are greeted by various children with their mothers and grandmothers- the occasion being our weekly SNAP PlayScheme. Children and their guardians will walk many miles often to make it to our 8.30am PlayScheme,...

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Recruitment of Hub Support Assistant

ATE is a young and dynamic charity that is making a significant impact in Lawra, Ghana. As a result of significant growth, we are looking for a capable, enthusiastic and hardworking person to become an ATE Hub Support Assistant. The successful candidate will be...

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ATE Inclusion Centre Stakeholder Event

On a hot, sunny Wednesday morning in Lawra, Upper West Ghana, our ATE Inclusion Centre was host to our ATE Stakeholder Event this January. Along with our ATE Ghana Inclusion Centre team, we were joined by Charles Gardner, ATE Chair of Trustees and 40 key stakeholders...

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My trip to Lawra, by Dee Anderson

This is the second time I have visited Lawra. The first was in 2014 when ATE was in its infancy. It has been wonderful to see how ATE has grown and developed since then. I had the great privilege of working with Ernestina and Kaamil, the SNAP staff. They both made me...

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We're still celebrating the Third Sector Awards!
Read all about it here: ateghana.org/action-through-enterprise-wins-big-at-awards/
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Were still celebrating the Third Sector Awards! 
Read all about it here: https://ateghana.org/action-through-enterprise-wins-big-at-awards/

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A huge round of applause for your achievement Ernestina Gan 👏👏

Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈

You did great job, congratulations! 🎉

Congratulations 🍾🎊

Whoop whoop - so well deserved

Congratulations to you Sissy 🙌🎊❤️

Congratulations 🎉🎉

🎉🎉🏆

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We’ve won! 🏆🎉❤️

We are absolutely delighted to be named Small Charity Big Achiever at the Third Sector Awards 2025! This is truly wonderful recognition of the huge impact we make on our small budget.

Plus, our amazing Ernestina Gan was Highly Commended as an Unsung Hero - so well deserved and incredibly special.

We’re raising a glass across two continents. A huge ‘cheers’ to Action Through Enterprise, to Ernestina Gan (who will always be our Hero), to our team and our beautiful work.
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We’ve won! 🏆🎉❤️

We are absolutely delighted to be named Small Charity Big Achiever at the Third Sector Awards 2025! This is truly wonderful recognition of the huge impact we make on our small budget.

Plus, our amazing Ernestina Gan was Highly Commended as an Unsung Hero - so well deserved and incredibly special.

We’re raising a glass across two continents. A huge ‘cheers’ to Action Through Enterprise, to Ernestina Gan (who will always be our Hero), to our team and our beautiful work.Image attachmentImage attachment

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Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉

Congratulations 🎊

Congratulations

Well done!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Congratulations to Us and a HUGE ONE to you Ernestina Gan-well deserved!🎊🎊🎊

Huge congratulations - well deserved ✨ and well done Ernestina Gan

This is well Deserved 👏 congratulations to everyone!

Congratulations 👏

Beyond proud of Action Through Enterprise - ATE, our incredible team and our wonderful work. Two awards is completely beyond expectation and overwhelmingly wonderful! Such fantastic recognition of our impact 💚

So pleased for you all hard work paid off. Congratulations all 👏👏

Congratulations everyone at ATE Such an achievement. Well done Sarah. So well deserved. Xx

How fantastic and so utterly well deserved xxxx

💕💕we’ll done ATE, lots of love Sarah xxx

Huge congratulations to the whole ATE team! Well deserved. So incredibly proud of you Saz ❤️

Wow that is amazing and so well deserved. And special congratulations to Ernestina who has made such a difference to so many.

Congratulations! Incredible work xxx

Amazing Sarah Annable-Gardner. I’m so happy for you and your wonderful charity. A well deserved award and well done to Ernestina x

Fantastic , whoop whoop hooray. Couldn’t be prouder, just shows hard work and dedication and a great team what you can do ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

Wow amazing!! Huge congratulations and so well deserved xxx

Congratulations to the whole team at Action Through Enterprise - ATE and a big one for Ernestina. Well deserved 🎊

Congratulations 🎉 Action Through Enterprise - ATE and to Gan Ernestina

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Today is the awards ceremony for the Third Sector Awards where we are shortlisted in TWO categories! Whether we win or not, we are incredibly proud to get so far in the process, of this fantastic recognition and (most of all) of the outstanding work we do every day. We already feel like winners.

In the Small Charity Big Achiever award, we can’t imagine a better candidate for first place. By global standards we are a tiny organisation, but the impact we have is truly gigantic. For every disabled child we enable to thrive, every entrepreneur that can run a successful business, every school girl who can continue her studies, every farmer who can grow crops all year round – our support means everything, and it makes us so proud. We’re a small team punching well above our weight, reaching many thousands of people on a small budget, and making real, long term change.

And in the Unsung Hero category….. Ernestina Gan, we are so incredibly proud of you. From the moment you came to your interview for SNAP Coordinator back in 2018, you have been dedicated to the disabled children of Lawra. That day, you blew bubbles and laughed with the children, you were so kind to the parents, you were confident that you could make their lives better – and you have done exactly that. You have worked tirelessly, always with such passion, empathy and commitment. You have grown your skills, battled through difficult situations, spoken up when you have needed to, and been kind and calm throughout. The milestone of getting 100 disabled children into school is a miracle, and you have made it happen. You are an inspiration, and we are so lucky to have you. In our eyes, there is no better candidate for this award - you are our Hero.

We feel like winners every day. We’re bursting full of hope & ambition for our wonderful charity, and gratitude that we’re able to do what we do. Award winners or not, here’s to an exciting future of change ✨
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Today is the awards ceremony for the Third Sector Awards where we are shortlisted in TWO categories! Whether we win or not, we are incredibly proud to get so far in the process, of this fantastic recognition and (most of all) of the outstanding work we do every day. We already feel like winners. 

In the Small Charity Big Achiever award, we can’t imagine a better candidate for first place. By global standards we are a tiny organisation, but the impact we have is truly gigantic. For every disabled child we enable to thrive, every entrepreneur that can run a successful business, every school girl who can continue her studies, every farmer who can grow crops all year round – our support means everything, and it makes us so proud. We’re a small team punching well above our weight, reaching many thousands of people on a small budget, and making real, long term change.

And in the Unsung Hero category….. Ernestina Gan, we are so incredibly proud of you. From the moment you came to your interview for SNAP Coordinator back in 2018, you have been dedicated to the disabled children of Lawra. That day, you blew bubbles and laughed with the children, you were so kind to the parents, you were confident that you could make their lives better – and you have done exactly that. You have worked tirelessly, always with such passion, empathy and commitment. You have grown your skills, battled through difficult situations, spoken up when you have needed to, and been kind and calm throughout. The milestone of getting 100 disabled children into school is a miracle, and you have made it happen. You are an inspiration, and we are so lucky to have you. In our eyes, there is no better candidate for this award - you are our Hero.

We feel like winners every day. We’re bursting full of hope & ambition for our wonderful charity, and gratitude that we’re able to do what we do. Award winners or not, here’s to an exciting future of change ✨

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Congratulations,award well deserved 🌹

Congratulations to her. Hard work really pays.

Congratulations 🎉👏

Congratulations ! Huge impact and achievement

Congratulations in advance 🎊🎉🎈

Congratulations for the opportunity. I wish you the best of luck you deserve it all.

Good luck you all deserve it. The hard work you put in is amazing 👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks so much! I'm grateful for the recognition and support.

Congratulations

So proud Action Through Enterprise - ATE. Congratulations to us for this huge recognition ❤️

Congratulations

Huge congratulations to Action Through Enterprise - ATE and Ernestina Gan on the well-deserved recognition!🎉🎉 Fingers crossed for a win 🏆

Love this 💚 So proud of Action Through Enterprise - ATE and especially our wonderful Ernestina Gan.

Congratulations 🎊

Congratulations 🎊

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